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According to The Sun newspaper in the UK, the WWE have discussed holding Summerslam in England next year.
If this story is true, then it is likely a very slow response to demand from fans on both sides of the Atlantic. The WWE once held Summerslam in Wembley, England in 1992. To this day, the event remains one of the company's most successful shows outside of the North American continent. And the production is also remembered as possibly being the greatest Summerslam so far.
The WWE has been very reluctant to do another pay-per-view in England for a large number of reasons. The main reason is the cost of the production. Right now, the new Olympic Arena in London is the only venue that could accommodate enough fans to pay off the costs. But they are skeptical about being able to fill it. They would be dependent on pay-per-view sales to make it a success. Although, there is evidence that this would work.
Another reason is because there is usually a negative incident that makes the news. This can range from fans attacking and stealing from wrestlers, to wrestlers causing trouble fueled by alcohol consumption.
A lesser reason is because the show would have to start at 8 pm local time. That means that the live airing would be around 2 pm in the afternoon in America. Or they will have to air a taped version of the show later in the night.
The WWE has noticed that support in the UK is falling while TNA Wrestling's fan base there is growing rapidly. And while TNA have no popular British stars right now, the WWE's own British stars are amongst the most popular right now. These are Sheamus, Wade Barrett, William Regal and Layla.
The last WWE pay-per-view to be held outside of the United States was the New Year's Revolution pay-per-view in 2007. This aired out of Carlito's home country of Puerto Rico, and featured him in the main event.
Further note: The WWE used to hold 2 pay-per-views a year in the UK, but they were exclusive to the United Kingdom, and therefore are not considered proper pay-per-views.
If this story is true, then it is likely a very slow response to demand from fans on both sides of the Atlantic. The WWE once held Summerslam in Wembley, England in 1992. To this day, the event remains one of the company's most successful shows outside of the North American continent. And the production is also remembered as possibly being the greatest Summerslam so far.
The WWE has been very reluctant to do another pay-per-view in England for a large number of reasons. The main reason is the cost of the production. Right now, the new Olympic Arena in London is the only venue that could accommodate enough fans to pay off the costs. But they are skeptical about being able to fill it. They would be dependent on pay-per-view sales to make it a success. Although, there is evidence that this would work.
Another reason is because there is usually a negative incident that makes the news. This can range from fans attacking and stealing from wrestlers, to wrestlers causing trouble fueled by alcohol consumption.
A lesser reason is because the show would have to start at 8 pm local time. That means that the live airing would be around 2 pm in the afternoon in America. Or they will have to air a taped version of the show later in the night.
The WWE has noticed that support in the UK is falling while TNA Wrestling's fan base there is growing rapidly. And while TNA have no popular British stars right now, the WWE's own British stars are amongst the most popular right now. These are Sheamus, Wade Barrett, William Regal and Layla.
The last WWE pay-per-view to be held outside of the United States was the New Year's Revolution pay-per-view in 2007. This aired out of Carlito's home country of Puerto Rico, and featured him in the main event.
Further note: The WWE used to hold 2 pay-per-views a year in the UK, but they were exclusive to the United Kingdom, and therefore are not considered proper pay-per-views.
